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This post is very late coming; I was so busy with the Scotland website (which didn’t even seem to make it into the contest–I’m not sure what went wrong with my entry). But here we go!

On Labor Day weekend, I went to Washington, DC. I had a long weekend and I googled about good places to visit, and Washington was on the list. And I got a really good rate on a hotel, and we had a blast. I brought Melody because she was so shiny and new, and I knew I was going to buy her clothes during my visit!

And I’m pretty sure a zoo that does not charge admission would get pretty crowded on a Saturday during a holiday weekend. There’s no way I would have gotten so close to the pandas if I had gone later in the day.

After the zoo, Melody went back to the hotel. I wanted to get in as many museums as possible, and I didn’t wanna waste a minute with bag check. I went to the Museum of the American Indian (and ate a yummy Navajo taco for lunch), the National Gallery, and the Museum of American History. I’m not a huge fan of taking photos in museums, but I couldn’t resist this celebrity sighting:

Anyone who has explored Washington knows that we covered a lot of ground, and all before lunch! Next I put Melody away for a while and went to the Holocaust museum. Very thought-provoking. I do have one dolly photo from the museum:

It’s from the section of the museum called “Daniel’s story” and it’s targeted to young people. Daniel’s diary in the photo says “My mother says to hurry with our suitcases. We are being sent to a ghetto far away. I wonder what a ghetto is? My father says thousands of Jews are being sent away. Erika is crying.”

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My name is Marjorie. In most respects I am a grown up, in that I'm old enough to be a grown up and I have a full time job. I'm Marjorie. I'm a grown up. I love my dolls. I'm a Mormon.
I have recently decided to dedicate this blog to my dolls. Maybe I think they need to make more friends on the internet. I currently collect American Girl, Maplelea, A Girl for All Time, and Carpatina. I have others too...I look forward to you meeting all of my dolls. Have a nice day.